Tuesday, 24 December 2019

Penrhiwllan Christmas bonus

We had a nice treat this morning in the garden of a Firecrest, it seem to be following a Treecreeper along our bank, we managed to watch it for a minutes then it dropped behind a shrub.  30 seconds later it flew out and almost hit the window we were sitting at, it hovered in front of us for a few seconds showing the colours in its crest before flying back to the shrubs.

Also of interest was 2 small bats (pipistrelles) flying the edge of the woods yesterday late afternoon (4 o'clockish). In the past we have found them hibernating in the garage and stables but not seen them out this late in the year.

I wish everyone a merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.


Ian Burgess